Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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